Uruguayan farmers have decided spontaneously to voice their anger in the street against the government during the January recess. They strongly protest against the government to demand improvements in conditions to promote profitability in the agricultural sector. Farmers are suffering from prices increase of most crucial inputs such as fuel, power, water, etc, establishes administratively by the government, which make several farm activities unprofitable.
The rural sector is demanding lower production costs as well as measures to resolve the country’s lagging exchange rate. A cheap US dollar in Pesos, makes Uruguay a very expensive costly country to produce. Furthermore, the Uruguayan government needs also revenue to lower the deficit and retain the investment grade: so far it has been done mainly by increasing taxes directly or indirectly through the goods and services provided by government monopolies.
Uruguayan agricultural producers demonstrate massively on January 23, 2018, joined also by industry and workers.